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| - Came here in a party of 5 for Father's Day dinner! I made a reservation on OpenTable, natch.
FOOD:
They had a $35 three course prix fixe for Father's Day, which was a pretty good deal, although you could only choose your appetizer (soup or salad). There was no choice for the main (prime rib) or dessert (brownie with some kind of crystalized syrup thing with *bacon*?!). My Dad went for it and really enjoyed it. The salad came in a very generous portion served on a huge plate. The bacon dessert thing was a mystery. It said bacon on the menu but I tried a bite of the brownie and didn't taste any bacon... so we assumed it was in the crystally thing. I guess we'll never know.
As for the rest of us... sibling found a fruit fly floating in the broth that the oysters came in. Kinda gross... but understandable. I mean, drosophila are everywhere this season and they breed like mad. The server looked appalled when she pointed it out, and abruptly took the bowl and ran to the kitchen without saying a word (interesting response). He came back and apologized, said he had told the manager, and that they would give us a free glass of wine.
I quite enjoyed the crispy ewenity curds... Basically huge chunks of cheese deep fried in a tempura-like batter. The cheese was all gooey and soft inside and the batter was crispy and delicious (although oily... I would recommend getting this to share and distributing the high fat content that way).
I had the baked spring vegetable tart. I wasn't feeling particularly meat-y and the menu is pretty meat-heavy. But the tart was nice and flaky with goat cheese, eggplant, peppers and zucchini. The menu said asparagus, but there was no asparagus to be found (I looked hard). It came with a nice side salad.
For dessert, I had the panna cotta. The smoked vanilla flavour was nice, but otherwise I've had better. The portion was actually bigger than I expected.
I would recommend trying one of their cocktails, they all sounded so yummy! I had the ''sweet thyme'' which has ice wine in it. Perhaps it's a bit too syrupy sweet for some, but I loved it.
SERVICE:
Service was fine. Nothing special but they checked up on us frequently enough. The maitre d' looked really bored. I felt bad for her.
SPACE:
The dining room is modern and glam, with cool light fixtures and clean lines. There are 2 patios - one out front facing Yonge and another on the side of the restaurant. There is also a private dining room at the back near the washrooms that looks very nice.
Nice ambiance, tasty local food, and reasonable prices (especially when they have a prix fixe). This is a good place for a special occasion and got the stamp of approval from my Dad.
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